The joyful day

The joyful day

Contributor(s):
Bucher, Miriam, screenwriter
Head, Murdock, film producer
Airlie Productions, production company.
George Washington University. School of Media and Public Affairs, production company, issuing body.
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : George Washington University, Department of Medical and Public Affairs, [1988]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Sterilization, Tubal
Laparoscopy
Women's Health Services
Health Services, Indigenous
Indigenous Peoples
Thailand
Genre(s):
Documentaries and Factual Films
Abstract:
This film documents a cooperative effort to offer reproductive care and sterilization to women in Thailand and Laos, particularly those living in remote hill regions in Northern Thailand. Using laparoscopic techniques, the clinic can complete the sterilization procedure in a single visit, making it accessible to women who must travel long distances on foot to reach the facility, and who live in areas without routine access to contraceptive methods and medical care. Women arrive in groups, bringing husbands and children along, and husbands are presented as supportive of their partners' choice to limit future childbearing. Following the procedures, buses drive the families back to their homes.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
011 min.
Color:
Color
Sound:
Sound
Credits:
Executive producer, Murdock Head, M.D.
Provenance:
Gift; Media/Materials Clearinghouse, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs; 20011203; Acc# 2002-14.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101195535 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1286311488
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101195535